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Form of workEvent Co-Ordinator
St Kilda
$70K+Super + Commision
About the company:
Nestled along leafy St Kilda Road, our venue is an inner - city retreat. An experience that combines elements of East and West in a historic mansion and European garden setting.
Our venue is a modern Chinese restaurant with a culinary focus on China's lesser-known regions. Our unique two in-door dinning space offers 3 venues, two in door dining space areas and an out door garden dining space.
Our focus is on creating an exciting culinary experience by serving locally sourced produce, meats and fresh seafood. We handcraft our dishes on site daily to ensure our customers are enjoying the highest quality dishes every time.
About the role:
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Event Coordinator (specialising in Asian weddings, functions and events) to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, organising, and executing a wide range of events, from corporate conferences to social gatherings.
What you'll bring to the role:
- Liaise with a variety of clients as well as maintaining existing relationships, whilst developing new relationships.
- Demonstrate a high degree of attention to detail and understand what it takes to achieve the best results and provide an unforgettable experience for our clientele
- Successful candidate must be bi-lingual - Cantonese and Mandarin language preferred
- Host event , corporate client and newly engaged couples on site tours of the property
- Demonstrate success in delivering the perfect event to our corporate and wedding clients
- Overseeing the event to ensure everything runs smoothly
- Provide timely and professional quotations
- Conduct efficient 360 Event planning
- Secure a minimum of 2 functions a week
- Oversee the enquiries and action all administration of the business
- Strong understanding of Chinese Culture - running Chinese events and functions
- Understanding the Chinese Clientele and market space
- Strong understanding of budgets and KPI management
- The successful candidate must have more than 4 years experience in Events, specialising in Chinese and Asian events and functions
- Must have exceptional customer service skills and a passion for creating an event that exceeds the expectations of the client
- You will have a 'can do' attitude and understand what it takes to achieve the best results
- Outstanding organisation skills with the ability to work with and manage multiple clients and their details simultaneously
- Ability to work successfully within a close team environment and work unsupervised at times
- Good time management and communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Hospitality, or a related field.
- Proven experience as an Event Coordinator or in a similar role.
- Must be available to work weekends - events usually finish at 10-11pm
What's in it for you:
- Excellent salary with commission structure
- Earn generous commissions for exceeding event targets, securing new clients, and achieving exceptional client satisfaction ratings. The more successful events you coordinate, the more you earn!
- Work at a one of a kind venue - located in the heart of St Kilda
*All applicants must have full Australian working rights and currently reside in Australia to be shortlisted*
Job Reference: 199185
To apply online, please click on the apply button.
Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Jenny Hiep on 0432 285 005 quoting the reference number above, or check out our website for other available positions.
www.frontlinerecruitmentgroup.com/hospitality
